CPT^® 70554, Under Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Procedures of the Head and Neck

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 70554 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Procedures of the Head and Neck.

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Summary

The provider performs a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the brain, which tracks brain activity by assessing the metabolic changes that occur in response to neural activity.

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X modifer for 70544/73110

Will someone please help me with these new "X" modifiers? Which one should I use for 70554 and 73110 for the hospital side? I code ED's for the hospital. Thanks, Tamara:confused:... [ Read More ]

Radiology Billing for Part A

[b]70553 and 70554[/b] Hi Jen, When we were in the hospital we were contracted do the MRI's. Not sure why you are billing Part A as that is what the hospital bills. Part B is for the doctor. We ... [ Read More ]

Functioning mri (70554)

Although I have no resource to cite, I believe this would be billed with 1 unit for date of service. Medicare has a Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE) associated with CPT 70554 with a daily max of 1 unit.... [ Read More ]

Functioning mri (70554)

:confused: Hello Radiology Experts, I need something clarified regarding fmri (70554). In the CPT book, the description of this code reads FMRI including test selection and administration of repetitiv... [ Read More ]

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